A series of LecturesByMr. Allah Dad Khan former DG Agriculture Extension KP Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar allahdad52@gmail.com

2. Medicinal Plants for Diseases
“Menorrhagia”
A series of Lectures
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
former DG Agriculture Extension KP Province
and Visiting Professor the University of
Agriculture Peshawar allahdad52@gmail.com

3. Menorrhagia
• Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual periods
with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. Although
heavy menstrual bleeding is a common concern among
premenopausal women, most women don't experience
blood loss severe enough to be defined as menorrhagia.
• With menorrhagia, every period you have causes enough
blood loss and cramping that you can't maintain your usual
activities. If you have menstrual bleeding so heavy that you
dread your period, talk with your doctor. There are many
effective treatments for menorrhagia.

5. What is Menorrhagia?
• is the scientific term used for
characterizing the medical condition in
which women suffer from heavy and
prolonged bleeding including terrible pain
in the abdominal as well as the pelvic
regions during menstruation. Generally,
this state of excessive blood loss lasts for
more than 5 days and eventually ends in
anemia and serious weakness.

8. Parsley Reduce Menorrhagia
Take some
fresh parsley leaves
and boil them in 1 cup
of water. If you drink this
juice 3 times for the first
3 days of your
menstruation right after
the meal, you would
surely get benefited.

9. Cinnamon Tea Reduce
Menorrhagia
Prepare a herbal mixture by
dissolving 1 teaspoon of
cinnamon powder in plain
cold water, and take it at
least thrice daily. Cinnamon
tea is another excellent
alternative. Boil a
teaspoonful of cinnamon
powder in 1 cup of water,
and add a little honey to it.
Drinking it 4 times a day can
prevent menorrhagia

10. Fenugreek
Intake of fenugreek water
throughout those painful
days can decrease
excessive blood loss as well
as alleviate menstrual
cramps. Boil 5 tablespoons
of fenugreek seeds in
around 1 liter of water. After
7 to 10 minutes, strain the
mixture. A teaspoon of
honey or (1/2) teaspoon
sugar would make it more
flavorsome.
•

11. Ginger
Use raw ginger in your
regular food to control the
blood flow and heal the
cramps during periods.
Alternatively, boil about 200
grams of shredded ginger in
(1/2) liter of water for at
least 10-12 minutes. Instead
of milk and sugar, add a
little honey to this ginger tea
and drink it warm 4 times
daily to relieve your nerves.

12. Papaya
Munch on an average-
sized green papaya
each day during your
menstruation. It is an
outstanding remedy for
menorrhagia as it
makes the uterine
contractions smoother
as well as reduces
heavy bleeding.

13. Sesame Seed
Drinking a mixture of a
teaspoon of sesame seed
powder and an ounce of
hot water can prevent
menorrhagia along with
unbearable cramping. You
can start having this
concoction twice a day,
just from 2 days until your
periods start, or even
from the 1st day of it.

14. Marigold
• Marigold, the beneficial
herbaceous flower, can be
used to treat extreme bleeding
during menstruation
successfully. Boil 5 flowers in
(1/2) liter water for around 7-10
minutes. Then, strain this
marigold infusion and use it for
different purposes such as
preparing tea and coffee and
cooking etc. Also, start drinking
this infusion 3 times a day just
from 2 days before the date of
start up to the first 3 days of
your periods.

15. Rosehip
Rosehip, the essential oil
producing herb, is also rich in
vitamin C which helps our body
absorb the adequate amount of
iron from our foods and prevents
menorrhagic anemia by restoring
the lost blood faster. Buy rosehip
powder or rosehip herbal tea
from local health food stores to
start the therapy. Drink 2 cups of
rosehip herbal tea from 3 days
prior up to the last day of your
periods for treating menorrhagia
effectively.

16. Amla
Amla’ can be found at
many health stores as
ripe or dried amla fruit
or even amla powder.
Having two fresh and
ripe amla, or drinking a
glass of amla juice each
day can help you stay
away from menorrhagia.

17. Mustard Seed
Mustard seeds Take 40
grams of dried mustard
seeds and grind to fine
powder. Take 2 grams of
mustard seed powder
with milk twice a day
before or during
menstrual cycle to arrest
excessive bleeding. This
is an effective home
remedy for heavy periods

18. Banana Flower:
Eating cooked banana
flower with a cup of curd
increases progesterone
and helps control
excessive menstrual
bleeding. This is an
effective natural remedy
for heavy menstrual
bleeding.

19. Licorice:
Remove the peel and
grind to fine powder.
Take 3 grams of this
powder with water
drained rice, three times
daily for 4-5 days.
Licorice is very
beneficial in arresting
excessive bleeding
periods

20. Figs
Fig. Juice prepared
from extract of tender
and fresh leaves of
sacred fig is effective in
stopping heavy periods.
Sacred fig juice taken
twice a day during the
menstrual cycle is an
effective treatment for
excessive menstrual
bleeding..

21. Mango bark:
A mixture prepared by
adding 10 ml of liquid
extract of mango bark in
130 ml of water is
effective in arresting
excessive periods. Take
one teaspoon of this
preparation every hour.
Juice of fresh mango bark
is an effective natural
cure for heavy menstrual
bleeding.

22. Tenner’s cassia:
Tenner’s cassia helps
in regulating the
menstruation cycle and
the flowers and flower
buds are useful in
controlling excessive
flow during the
menstruation.

23. Jujube Tea:
Tea prepared by boiling
20 grams of Jujube leaf
with red dates helps
cure functional
deficiency of blood and
is very effective in
stopping excessive
menstrual bleeding.

24. Hawthorn flowers decoction:
A decoction prepared by
mixing 30 grams
Hawthorn, 15 grams
saffron in water is very
effective oriental
treatment for menstrual
problems like abdominal
pain, discharge of blood
clots, and arresting
excessive menstrual
bleeding. The decoction is
to be served when it is
hot.

25. Rough chaff:
An infusion prepared by
soaking 20 grams of rough
chaff in 300 ml of water is
effective in stopping heavy
bleeding during menstrual
periods. This tea can be
taken up to two times a
day to cure excessive
bleeding during
menstruation.

26. Hemp
Hemp can be successfully
used when menses do
not start at the scheduled
time. Five large heads of
hemps should be boiled in
half a litre of water till the
water is reduced to half. It
should then be strained
and drunk before going to
bed for two or three
nights.